iRubric: How News Has Changed rubric

Includes mockery, disrespect to the reader and/or is negative toward those who hold different opinions.
Does not develop a strong personal voice.

Tone attempts
to build a shared experience
with the reader. Uses personal view as support for opinion.

Planned response that meets
most demands of the task, develops ideas from a community or broader perspective,
response shows an awareness of
the formality of the relationship
between reader and writer. Develops a strong personal voice

Well-planned response that meets all the demands of the task, universal perspective taken with respect to reader opinions. Shows an awareness of, and respect to the formal relationship between reader and writer. Develops a convincing and strong personal voice.

Simple sentences with some
variety in structure
one or two simple noun groups —
"bad idea", "dogs are better"
links between ideas largely implied by sentence order; and,
then may connect some sentences,
punctuation of simple sentences
largely correct

Elaborated simple sentences, some complex sentences, e.g.
Causal and conditional relations
simple reporting clause — "I think"
Action and simple thinking verbs,
Some modal verbs — "must, could"
Some well-chosen vocabulary —
"cautious"
Lapses in cohesion.

Simple, compound and complex
sentences well constructed,
chooses vocabulary sensitive to the relationship and purpose.
Controls verb groups for tone —
"would be better to move"
Uses some extended noun groups to enhance meaning.

Somple, compound and complex sentences, very well constructed and used in clusters for persuasive effect. Chooses vocabulary considering relationship and purpose very effectively. Controls verb groups to enhance tone very effectively.